Hold on to your bananas!

The Gang’s All Sphere

AiAi and friends are back and ready for some serious monkey business. For the first time in the series’ history, up to 16 players from around the world can now battle it out online across multiple game modes! Be the first to the finish line in Race, grab the falling bananas in Banana Hunt, team up to take down robots in Robot Smash, and more.

Hungry for even more? Grab your favorite bunch and slip into a wonderfully crafted story in an a-peel-ing new Adventure mode. Journey through 200 all-new stages, featuring support for up to 4 players in local or online play! With over 300 ways to customize your character and their Monkey Ball, along with a new Spin Dash technique, you can bounce, tilt, roll, and now dash past the competition in style as you aim to become Top Banana!

SEGA revealed Godzilla and Hatsune Miku will be among the new set of guest characters arriving as paid DLC next week for Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble! Both will be available individually starting on November 26 through the Nintendo eShop. In addition, a significant new patch for the game will also be available for free on November 26 as part of the big 2.00 update, adding a wealth of new content for players to enjoy at no added cost. 

With special surprises around every corner, let’s roll into the fun! 

Godzilla and Hatsune Miku arrive as Guest DLC Characters

Smash through the competition as Godzilla, the mighty King of the Monsters, or party as the cheerful virtual singer Hatsune Miku, ready to share her love for music with the world. As noted, both will be available for purchase as playable guest DLC characters on November 26! Players can wreak destruction on fellow players as Godzilla, with banana pickups replaced by trains, or groove through various stages as MIKU, collecting musical notes in lieu of bananas. 

NIJSANJI Costume Available for Download

For the Virtual YouTuber fans out there, a “NIJISANJI UKIUKI CUP Outfit Set” – which includes a NIJISANJI UKIUKI Cup logo t-shirt, monkey ball with the NIJISANJI UKIUKI Cup logo emblazoned on it, and costume inspired by Saegusa Akina from NIJISANJI – will be released on November 26 as a free download on the Nintendo eShop! 

Super Punchy Brawl added to Battle Mode

Super Punchy Brawl is a new multiplayer game that will be added to Battle Mode as part of the 2.00 update. Here, players can send their opponents flying by knocking them off the map with a big boxing glove! Players can use panels scattered around the stage to buff their boxing gloves up to two times to make punches even stronger, increasing the amount of damage caused. They can also store damage from an opponent's punch up to two times – the more damage stored, the easier it is to knock opponents away. The player with the most points at the end of the round wins! Furthermore, a new stage has been added to the existing Banana Hunt game.

Exciting New Content for Adventure Mode

Adventure Mode has received various updates to enhance players’ journey in finding the Legendary Banana in the 2.00 update, including a fun set of new rules, including: 

• Time Attack will now include a new Banana Bonus option where the players can collect bananas to reduce their overall time.
• The No Miss Challenge tests players to see how far they can survive in Adventure Mode with only one life. 
• Super Speed makes players’ balls roll even faster. Don’t fall off the Stage! 
• Step into the world of your character with Monkey See, where players can see the world from inside their ball!
• The bravest monkeys can show their skills with even more difficult courses in Ultimate EX stages.

A quick retry feature has also been added that allows players to immediately restart a stage without pausing the game. Plus, when you’re playing Adventure Mode with friends, you won’t have to disband your room anymore when going between Worlds. 

The latest update will also include plenty of other content, including a character selection randomization feature; a bulk purchase function in the in-game Shop; the option to carry over save data from the demo; color options for players’ names, and more. 

Those looking to give Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble right now can check out the available demo on Nintendo eShop! Players will be able to check out the first three Worlds of Adventure mode, along with access to select items. As noted, those who play the demo while in update 2.00 or later will be able to transfer their save data to maintain their progress.

Key Features:

• Experience thrilling gameplay that is easy to pick up and play yet challenging and fulfilling to master.
• Go bananas with your favorite bunch and drop into online multiplayer for up to 16 players or local multiplayer for up to 4 players!
  • Race: Race against other players and reach the goal before they do but be careful! If you fall off the stage, you’ll have to start again at the last checkpoint you passed. Expect plenty of fun and exciting obstacles that will keep players on their toes!
  • Banana Hunt: The goal of Banana Hunt is simple – collect as many bananas as you can! Be on the lookout for the Banana Cloud that will randomly appear and rain down lots of Banana Bunches. During the last 30 seconds of the match, Fever Time will activate and Banana Bunches will appear all over the stage, so try to get lots of points before time runs out!
  • Ba-BOOM!: Pass the bomb to your opponent and roll far away! If you’re not holding onto a bomb by the end of a round, you’ll be rewarded with points. Whoever has the most points after five rounds wins! 
  • Goal Rush: In this team-based mode, your objective is to roll through goals to gain points, all the while working together to outscore the opposing team. At the end of the match, each team will receive points for every goal that matches their team color, so don’t count your bananas just yet!
  • Robot Smash: Destroy the bots! Two teams compete against each other by hitting giant robots. How much damage you do depends on the weight of your character and how fast you're moving. The team with the most points at the end of the match wins!
• Slip into a wonderfully crafted story either locally or online in the all-new Adventure mode, where you will journey through 200 newly crafted stages either in 4-player co-op or solo.
• Show off your style by customizing your character with over 300 fashionable items to choose from. 
• Use the new Spin Dash technique to sprint past rivals or create new shortcuts to victory!

Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble is available for Nintendo Switch.